Araks, Arax, Araxi, Araxes, Araz

Aras River

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"Araks" redirects here. For other uses, see Araks (disambiguation).

"Araz" redirects here. For the municipality in Azerbaijan, see Araz, Azerbaijan. For the former town in California, see Araz, California. For The Armenian-Canadian film maker, see Araz Artinian.

Aras
Aras River, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan to the right and Iran to the left.
Origin	Erzurum Province, Turkey
Mouth	Kura river
Basin countries	Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan
Length	1,072 kilometers (666 mi)
Source elevation	N/A
Mouth elevation	N/A
Avg. discharge	N/A
Basin area	N/A

The Aras (also known as Araks, Arax, Araxi, Araxes, Araz, or Yeraskh; Armenian: Արաքս or Երասխ (Araqs or Erasx), Azerbaijani: Araz, Persian: ارس‎ (Aras), Turkish: Aras, Kurdish: Aras or Erez; Russian: Аракс; Latin: Aboras), is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Its total length is 1,072 kilometers (666 mi). Given its length and a basin that covers an area of 102,000 km², it is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus.